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ADDITIONAL PRODUCT NEWS Direct Digital Manufacturing System from Stratasys
Stratasys announced a new direct
digital manufacturing and prototyping system — the FDM
Three improvements center on part quality. These are accuracy, repeatability and material properties. The remaining two improvements are speed and flexibility. “Manufacturing experts have said that general industry advances in these areas were needed to encourage migration to direct digital manufacturing,” says FDM product manager Patrick Robb. “These enhancements are part of our focused effort to meet the needs of the direct digital manufacturing market with our high-end FDM systems.” Innovation in both hardware and software contribute to the improvements by increasing precision in the deposition of plastic. Results include smooth head movement, precise head positioning, and consistent material-bead width.
Kubotek USA Announces New Reseller Kubotek© USA, the creator of geometry-based CAD/CAM software, announced the addition of a new Reseller in the Southwestern US and Mexico Integrated Manufacturing Technology – (IMT) a multinational VAR based in the Southwest United States. Integrated Manufacturing is a comprehensive and knowledgeable GibbsCAM dealer with offices in Phoenix, Los Angeles County, San Diego, New Mexico and Mexico locations. Their customers range from large Aerospace to Automotive companies to small mold shops. “Integrated Manufacturing is exactly the type of partner for us.” said Scott Sweeney, vice president at Kubotek USA. “The company offers a complementary product, GibbsCAM.“ Sweeney continues, “Instead of programming the computer on how you want to design a product, you just design it, using geometry. We owe it to our customers to expand our channel to ensure that every CAD user has an opportunity to be serviced by a local reseller. To help support our growing channel we have initiated live demos on a weekly basis. Our channel can direct new prospects to this live web demo to get them exposed to our breakthrough technology. After years of literally nothing new in the CAD world, KeyCreator is really taking CAD design to the next level. We are continuing to selectively expand its reseller channel across the Americas. We offer an attractive program that rivals its CAD competitors.”
Bakra Quick-Change Clamping System Cuts Mold Change Costs
The Bakra system consists of adapter plates mounted to the molding machine and lock to special locating rings on the mold. Installation is simple and straightforward with three steps including hoisting the mold in place, inserting the locating ring into the adaptor plate and locking with the supplied wrench. Once installed, the Bakra system allows for a quick and easy interface between mold and molding machine. Bakra is suitable for all horizontal and vertical injection molding machines with 2 or 4 tiebars, as well as barless designs with up to approximately1800kN closing force. Currently the system is available in North America as a special order.
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The system has improvements in five key areas sought
after for direct digital manufacturing applications.
The
patented Bakra quick-change clamping system from D-M-E
Company allows a single mold maker to make a mold change
in as little as five minutes. This innovative new
technology uses self-locking bayonet rings. Based on 150
mold changes per year, the estimated annual cost saving
is 81 percent. See Bakra at K 2007 in Düsseldorf,
October 24-31, Hall 1 booth F08.